A month that was supposed to be “boring” for the Alberta Power Market was anything but - especially on June 17th, when the system came quite close to outages. Time for our monthly Alberta Power Snapshot!

Average Alberta electricity pool prices were quite “normal” in May 2025, but the market set a new (big) record for zero-dollar hours. This article provides an overview of key statistics and market trends.

Alberta electricity pool prices continued their downward trend in April 2025 compared to the recent past, and monthly zero-dollar hours set another all-time record. This article provides an overview of key statistics and market trends.

In our last LNG Blog, we argued that most LNG demand discussions are rather pointless, as demand will (almost) always match supply. But with spot prices ensuring that this is the case, how should market participants manage price uncertainties? As spot trades gain market share, and more gas producers enter into spot netback deals, this is literally a billion-dollar question. Here is our take.

Alberta’s power markets tend to be highly volatile in Q1, with cold weather driving up demand, dark days reducing solar power generation, and frigid temperatures impacting asset reliability. The start of 2025 brought its own set of market records, which we explore and compare to the previous 20 years.

One of the most-discussed topics at LNG conferences, and in research papers, blogs, and articles is the outlook for LNG demand. Yet most of the time, the discussions and conclusions are utterly pointless and meaningless. LNG Demand will (almost) always match supply - for simple economic reasons. But that’s not necessarily good news for many market participants.

A brief review of Alberta electricity pool prices in February 2025, including another record for zero-dollar prices for the month of February since at least 2005.

Anyone who has ever negotiated a larger commercial agreement knows that price is often one of the simpler aspects to resolve, with other terms and conditions presenting far larger challenges. Scenario analysis is one of the most powerful tools to prepare for commercial negotiations, and controversies most often stem from misunderstandings and misapplications. Arder’s Deal Mapper workshops provide an effective tool to address client scenario planning requirements for complex LNG agreements.

A brief review of Alberta electricity pool prices in January 2025, including the first-time ever zero-dollar prices in any January since at least 2005.

A review of the Alberta electricity market in 2024 with a focus on outliers, trends and patterns, and a comparison to the 2005-2024 time frame. Particular focus on the “outlier” (or rather structural trend) of sharply increasing zero-dollar hours.

As we enter the holiday period, a look at information sources that we at Arder Energy found useful to broaden our perspectives on the wider energy landscape.

An analysis of Alberta electricity supply & demand scenarios illustrating the structural change driving a sharp increase in zero-dollar pool prices.

A brief review of Alberta electricity pool prices in November 2024.

Thank you for all the questions regarding our Alberta Power October Snapshot! This article provides a summary response.

More records have been broken in the AB electricity market in October 2024. The biggest story were yet again zero-dollar hours.

A levelized playing field for competing technologies significantly reduces the cost to taxpayers by driving customers toward the most economically efficient solution. In Canada, Thermal Energy Storage solutions are currently disadvantaged vis-a-vis other, costlier technologies - time to re-level the playing field!

A review of the rapidly and radically changing electricity market regime in Alberta through key Q3 statistics and comparisons to the same quarter over the past two decades. Zero-dollar hours are on a roll!

The trend toward intermittently (ultra-)low power prices is accelerating in Alberta - a look at Q2 statistics.

Based on recent news and analyst reports, one might think that LNG is a "get rich quick" scheme. Not quite ...

Simple is good, simpler is better. A new decarbonization pathway is opening up for Alberta's energy industry: toasters in bricks.